Faction: Past

The Past Faction is a faction that Slayers can align themselves with in Dauntless, added in 1.6.0. They are closely related to the Primal Behemoths who have been cast forward in time, from the past. Aligning with this faction granted Slayers access to the abilities of the Primal Slayers for fighting not just Primal Behemoths but improving their hunting in general.

I: Faction: Past
A free to unlock node that is unlocked to align to this path.


 * Align yourself with the Faction: Past. While active all unlocked nodes on the Faction: Past path will be active in Hunting Grounds and Escalation. Primal and Elder Behemoths will drop while you are aligned with Faction: Past.

II: The Perfect Strike

 * Cost: 100

This node unlocks the Perfect strike ability, access to upgrading it via the Path of the Perfect Strike and the Path of the Primal Hunter which provides boons when facing Primal Behemoths.


 * ''Pursue the realization of the Perfect Strike, a legendary skill wielded by the earliest Slayers against Primal foes.

Path of the Perfect Strike
An automatically unlocked node when you get II: The Perfect Strike this contains two paths to improve Perfect Strike.


 * You've mastered the Perfect Strike. Dodging through an attack grants a stack of Perfection. Dealing damage with five stacks of Perfection unleashes an explosive shockwave.

The following branches lead off of it:

Additional Notes

 * Perfect Strike will only trigger on attacks that deal more than 50 damage
 * Perfect Strike begins with a stack limit of 5
 * Perfect Strike specifically does not apply during trials

Path of the Primal Hunter
An automatically unlocked node when you get II: The Perfect Strike this contains two paths to empower Primal Behemoth hunting.


 * Upgrades that improve your efficiency at battling Primal Behemoths.

The following branches lead off of it: